When
Where
Muslim Institute Winter Gathering, Sarum College, Salisbury, 1-3 December.
Over three days and two nights in winter, the Muslim Institute retreats to the auspicious surroundings of Sarum College by Salisbury Cathedral, joined by a distinguished international panel of speakers for a programme of events. Fellows gather to debate and discuss the essential and pressing issues of our times, focusing on an annual theme, in a relaxed and convivial atmosphere. Each year we pick a different theme to discuss through lectures and panel sessions.
The Muslim Institute at 50: What happened and how the world changed.
This remarkable milestone will be the theme of this year's gathering.
News flash: Registration at Sarum College from 4pm. Dinner at 6.30pm
FRIDAY EVENING KEYNOTE (8pm-10pm)
How it all began: In the Room with Ziauddin Sardar. Illustrated talk.
Speaker: Ziauddin Sardar, founder member of the Muslim Institute
SATURDAY FIRST SESSION (9.30am-10.45am)
1970s: The decade of dreaming - Building a new civilisation of Islam
Panellists: Lateef Owaisi, founder editor of Crescent International and Dr Iqbal Asaria, Islamic finance economist and community figure
Chair: Mufti Barkatullah, Chair of the Muslim Institute
10.45am - 11.15am – Break for Tea
SATURDAY SECOND SESSION (11.15am-12.45pm)
1980s: The decade of revolutions - Iran, the Islamic movement and political Islam
Panellists: Dr Abdelwahab El-Affendi, president and provost of Doha Institute, Qatar; and Dr Mohammad Nafissi, Independent researcher, social scientist with a research focus on Islam and the Middle East, democracy, ancient and modern.
Chair: Rehana Ali, lawyer & lecturer with a Kashmiri background who advocates human rights as an activist, writer & anchor of “Live with Rehana Ali”.
12.45pm - 2pm – Break for Lunch, Zhur and Asr prayers
SATURDAY THIRD SESSION (2pm-4pm)
1990s: The decade of identity and self-organisation: Rushdie, Bosnia and the Muslim Parliament
Panellists: Dr Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti Emeritus of Bosnia-Herzegovina; Haroon Kalla, former deputy leader of the Muslim Parliament; Yahya Birt, community historian of British Muslim life; and Inayat Bunglawala, former member of the Muslim Parliament and Muslim Council of Britain
Chair: Asim Siddiqui, Deputy Chair of the Muslim Institute
4pm - 4.30pm: Break for Tea and Maghrib prayer
SATURDAY FOURTH SESSION (4.30pm-6pm)
2000s: The decade of activism and campaigning: Stop the War abroad and civil liberties at home
Panellists: Dr Abdelwahab El-Affendi, president and provost of Doha Institute, Qatar, Liz Fekete, director of the Institute of Race Relations (via Zoom) Hassan Mahamdallie, director Muslim Institute. Introduced by Shenaz Bunglawala, writer, researcher, policy analyst & community advocate.
7pm - 8pm: Dinner
SATURDAY EVENING (8pm-9.30pm)
Presentation on British Muslim history with Yahya Birt; followed by a halaqah (conversation) with Grand Mufti Shaykh Mustafa Ceric
SUNDAY FIRST SESSION (9.30am-10.45am)
2010s: The decade of new beginnings: Critical thinking and learned societies
Speaker: Iftikhar Malik, Emeritus Professor of history, Bath Spa University
Chair: Amjad Hussain, consultant scientist and fellow of the Muslim Institute
10.45am - 11.15am - Tea
SUNDAY FINAL SESSION (11.15am -12.45pm) Note change of title.
2020s: Palestine - what does the future hold, and the role of Muslims in the west.
Panellists: Humera Khan, co-founder of the An-Nisa Society, Dr Shamim Miah, senior lecturer at Huddersfield University, author & trustee Muslim Institute and Dr Afzal Ashraf, Visiting Fellow in International Relations and Security, Loughborough University
Chair: Naomi Foyle, award winning poet, novelist and fiction editor Critical Muslim
12.45pm - 2pm - Break for Lunch, Zhur, Asr prayers and Departure